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Jim Dickinson - His Rock n'
Roll pedigree
goes back to 1958, where at the age of 17
Jim formed his first band, The Regents, in
Memphis, Tennessee. Signing his first recording contract
with Rubin Cherry's Home of the Blues on Beale
Street, he later recorded as an artist for Sun
Records. He began his work in the Memphis music
industry playing sessions at American Studio for
producer Chips Moman (Elvis Presley), 1965-66;
then Ardent Studio, 1966-67; then
Sounds of Memphis Studio, 1968-69, joined Dixie Flyers. Muscle Shoals,
Alabama, 1969.
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Dickinson records
'Wild Horses' with the Rolling Stones for
their album, Sticky Fingers. In 1970, the Dixie
Flyers moved to Miami, Florida, contracted to Atlantic
Records as the house band backing such artist as Aretha
Franklin, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Sam & Dave. Dickinson
left the Dixie Flyers and returned to Memphis,
recording his solo album, 'Dixie Fried' for Atlantic.
He began a career as a producer working with Ry Cooder and
Big Star. In the early '70, he toured with Arlo
Guthrie after recording his first cut of 'City of New
Orleans'. In the 1980's in collaboration with Ry
Cooder, he concentrated on motion picture scoring, (Paris,
Texas; The Border; Crossroads; The Long Riders), and toured
Europe twice. Honored by local NARAS chapter with Board of
Directors Governor's Award in 1992, Jim Dickinson has won
Producer of the Year seven times before retiring his name from
competition. He performs regionally with the infamous
Mudboy and the Neutrons for twenty-three years. Sons Luther and Cody Dickinson have
achieved international acclaim as the
North Mississippi Allstars. Their debut LP, Shake Hands with Shorty,
was produced by Jim and was nominated for a Grammy in
2001 for Best Contemporary Blues Artist. The Dickinson family
now lives in rural Mississippi. |
